# RegEx

A RegEx, or Regular Expression, is a sequence of characters that forms a search pattern.

RegEx can be used to check if a string contains the specified search pattern.

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### RegEx Module

Python has a built-in package called `re`, which can be used to work with Regular Expressions.

Import the `re` module:

```
import re
```

### RegEx in Python

When you have imported the `re` module, you can start using regular expressions:

#### Example

Search the string to see if it starts with "The" and ends with "Spain":

```
import re

txt = "The rain in Spain"
x = re.search("^The.*Spain$", txt)
```


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